Leg Curl or Hamstring Curl

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How to do the Leg Curl or Hamstring Curl

1. Lie on the machine comfortably while hooking your legs underneath the pad. If you are on the seated chair leg curl then sit comfortably with your legs between the pads. 2. Then raise the weight pulling with your hamstrings. 3. Holding on to the hand grips (as shown in the image) breathe out on the hard part. 4. Breathe in on the negative or the way back to the starting position.

Speed Training

This exercise is integral for any athletes who want to build extremely powerful hamstrings which can help with speed, power and acceleration.

Spotter Information:
Spotting can be done at the end of the machine, by lifting the legs/pad at the same time as the individual

These are the muscles , equipment and categories of this exercise.

PRIMARY: Hamstrings

Isolation

Machine

Lower Body

Averages for MyFit Users

The table below represents data from over 200,000 exercise logs and gives us an average for this exercise.

Average Weight Lifted

Average Reps

One Rep Max Average

81.6 lbs

11.8

114.2 lbs

What is a good starting weight?

Based on an average weight lifted of 81.6 lbs for all MyFit users we suggest you start at 50% of that weight: